Project 1 - Portable wind turbine/generator
Status - Functioning! (spinning blades causes motor to act as a generator, producing electricity and lighting an LED)
MVI 3551 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
Project 2 - Falling water /generator
Status - Functioning! (falling water spins turbine causing motor to act as a generator and produce electricity to light a light)
MVI 3554 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
Project 3 - Falling water tube generator
Status - Close to functioning! (water pouring through tube spins a propeller, turning a motor which will act as a generator and produce electricity.) Minor tweaks needed!
Project 4 - Constructing a generator from magnets and wire (producing electricity through human motion
Status - Functioning! Wrapping a fishing line allows students to spin a disc with 8 magnets inserted in it close to two coils of wire, resulting in a generator being built from scratch that converts pizza energy into electricity which lights two LED's.
MVI 3550 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
Project 5 - Hockey puck generator
Status - Close to functioning! A wind turbine spins a disc with 8 magnets inserted in it close to two coils of wire inserted into a hockey puck, resulting in a generator being built from scratch that in the next week will convert pizza energy into electricity which will light an LED.
MVI 3543 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
Day 4
We had another wonderful day in the E-HAC course today. In addition to coming closer to finishing our projects (building generators from magnets/wire, building windmills from scratch, using various tools, including the laser cutter to make two different types of water turbines), we also headed across the street to MIT's D-Lab today to see some of the approaches they have used to solve the same electricity generation problems our students have been encountering. All-in-all, an incredible day - it's hard to believe that it will be all over tomorrow.
Trip to D-Lab
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Project 1 - Portable wind turbine/generator
MVI 3465 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
MVI 3478 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
MVI 3482 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
MVI 3492 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
Project 2 - Falling water turbine/generator
MVI 3476 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
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Project 3 - Falling water tube generator
MVI 3477 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
Project 4 - Constructing a generator from magnets and wire (producing electricity through human motion) and Project 5 - Hockey puck
MVI 3464 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
MVI 3475 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
MVI 3481 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
MVI 3483 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
MVI 3485 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
Day 3
Day 3 at NuVu has been an amazing day. Students have started working on their projects and the various electricity generating devices have begun to take shape. Take a look at the following videos that document the progress that each team has been making.
Project 1 - Portable wind turbine/generator
MVI 3443 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
MVI 3452 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
Project 2 - Falling water turbine/generator
MVI 3442 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
MVI 3453 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
MVI 3447 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
Project 3 - Falling water tube generator
MVI 3448 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
Project 4 - Constructing a generator from magnets and wire (producing electricity through human motion)
MVI 3446 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
MVI 3450 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
MVI 3449 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
MVI 3441 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
Project 5 - Hockey puck generator
MVI 3445 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
Day 2
During Day 2, students salvaged some useable parts such as magnets and wire from old computers, disc drives, etc. We then learned how to use digital calipers and used them to make some engineering diagrams. Students were then instructed on the use of the 3d designing program, "Sketchup", in anticipation of diagramming out their designs and exporting them to the laser cutter. We then spent most of the remainder of the day narrowing down the students' energy generation projects, students did some initial generation investigations, and we assembled our materials list for tomorrow.
MVI 3437 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
MVI 3438 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
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Day 1
Our first day of EHAC at NuVu was spent becoming familiar with the space, the coaches, the tools and the challenge. Coaches David Wang and Sean Stevens introduced themselves, toured students around the NuVu space, showed them the intimate workings of some of the tools, including NuVu's laser cutter and 3d printer. We looked at the concept of electricity generation, brainstormed some ideas for generators, and finished off the day by tinkering with batteries and motors, including turning motors into generators.
MVI 3421 from Brookwood Global on Vimeo.
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